RE-EMANCIPTION OF SOCIAL DANCE




This piece was made as part of the Re-Emancipation of Social Dance show in Philadelphia, 2023.  It makes heavy use of granular synthesis over field recordings from Bermuda in a time signature of 7/8.  

From the performance site: 

“The Re-Emancipation of Social Dance is an invitation to a house party, where five Philadelphia-based, generation-crossing, genre-defying artists will be your hosts. This party blends storytelling with choreography, performance, and multimedia to tell the story of social dance and its impact on people and culture. Created by Raja Feather Kelly and Yolanda Wisher, this one of a kind experience illuminates the timely power of these communal, propulsive gatherings as channels for cultural expression, freedom, and ultimately, change.”

Performed in Philadelphia
2023

Mark Wong - movement 
Emery Petchauer - sound

Press: 

Philly Live
Performance site